Westmoore High School - Tiger Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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CROSS COUNTRY-FRONT ROW: Cheryl Eric- son, Stacie McClung, Christie Cook, Jennifer Mosteller, Tricia Reich, Coach Pat Becher. SEC- OND ROW: Tim Olson, Kevin Rouillard, John Fife, Ivan Parramore, Mike Webb. THIRD ROW: Hans Mize, Keith Moore, Matt Eite, Mark Brackenhoff, Brian Smith. Better Than The Rest The boys' cross country team made the second best finish in any boys' var- sity sport in this school since 1952, according to Pat Becher, head coach. Along with being state runners-up, re- gional runners-up and conference champions, they won seven major invi- tationals and went through it all with good attitudes, dedication and hard work. Their season record was 104 wins with only 15 losses. Sophomores Pat Russell finished fifteenth in the state, Mike Webb, twenty-sixth. Similarly, the girls' cross country team performed very well. They placed third in the state meet, third in regionals and were conference run- ners-up. They won five individual team championships. All-staters Laura Blackburn and Te- resa Swartz placed third and sixth at state. Freshman Cheryl Ericson made the varsity team for the state meet. I like cross country because it is challenging. Every time you go out you are trying to do better,'l said Christie Cook. 74 Cross Country 5 476 W Qi s s gi:

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un And ump Oftentimes people got confused be- tween track and cross country. Track involved several different events, 100 yard dash, 220, 440, 800, one mile, two mile, hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot-put, discus, two mile relay, one mile relay and 440 relay, whereas cross country was usu- ally one three-mile race. Students didnlt need experience to be in track, but they needed endur- ance, a desire to excel and the willing- ness to work hard, according to Coach Pat Becher. Most of the practices were held outside in all kinds of weather. The season started as early as January and ended in May. Runners practiced one-and-a-half hours while students participating in the field events spent up to two hours each day practicing. A few of the outstanding tracksters were Mark Brackenhoff, Lloyd Smith, John McLaughlin, and John Birdwell. We were very excited about the sea- son and we did quite well, replied Coach Pat Becher. With all the prac- tices, tournaments and meets, it was no wonder the track team stayed so busy. Track 73

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MIKE DANDRIDGE, Matt Fite, Jesse Mashburn, Pat Black, Patrick Russell, Robert Williams, John McLaughlin and Mark Brackenhoff warm up before a meet. MIKE WEBB checks his time on the stopwatch after running a grueling race. MARK BRACKENHOFF and John Fife are amidst the pack at the beginning of a race. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Moore Varsity Alumni Moore Lion Country Invitational Putnam City West Divisional Sallisaw Invitational Midwest City IJVJ Stillwater Invitational Putnam City North Divisional Tiger Relays Ponca City Invitational fFirst Placel Woodson Invitational OSU Jamboree Putnam City West Invitational IFirst Place! Norman Invitational Putnam City North Invitational tFirst Placel Midwest City Invitational lFirst Placel Moore Conference lFirst Placel Trojan Invitational Regionals lRunners-upl State Meet IRunners-upl Comet Invitational GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Moore Invitational Putnam City West Invitational Putnam City North Invitational n Ponca City Invitational Woodson Invitational KFirst Placel Claassen Invitational lFirst Placel Woodson Invitational Putnam City West Invitational tFirst Placei Tiger Relays IFirst Placel Putnam City North Invitational Moore Conference iRunners'upl Woodson-Claassen Comet Invitational fFirst Placel Regionals fThird Place! State Meet tThird Placel Cross Country 75